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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShipment
/ˈʃɪp.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An amount of goods sent abroad or to some other destination.
"The company expects a large shipment of raw materials by next Tuesday." - 2
The action of shipping goods.
"We are preparing the shipment of your order right now."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'shippen', originating from Old English 'scipian' (to take ship), combined with the French-derived nominal suffix '-ment'. Historically evolving from naval transport terminology to modern global logistics and e-commerce fulfillment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shipment" is said worldwide
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envoi
Transliteration: ɑ̃vwa
"L'envoi de ces documents est urgent."
Sendung
Transliteration: ˈzɛndʊŋ
"Die Sendung ist gestern angekommen."
spedizione
Transliteration: spediˈtsjone
"La spedizione contiene articoli fragili."
envío
Transliteration: emˈbio
"El envío llegará en tres días hábiles."
remessa
Transliteration: ʁeˈmɛsɐ
"A primeira remessa de produtos esgotou."
खेप
Transliteration: khep
"सामान की नई खेप आ गई है।"
货运
Transliteration: huòyùn
"这批货运将在下周一抵达。"
선적
Transliteration: seonjeok
"이번 선적에는 최신 장비가 포함되어 있습니다."
出荷
Transliteration: shukka
"新しい商品の出荷は明日始まります。"
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